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Originally Posted by robchester
For the moment, just picked up a set of slicks for my old (15yrs old) Saracen MTB. Got a set of Schwalbe City Jets of eBay for only £20! Been out on a quick 6 mile shakedown just to test them out and theyre great! So much better than running around on knobblies.
I've worked out I can do my commute within 8 miles so thinking of going for it tomorrow. 16 mile round trip but these new tyres make it easy! Figure I can now post this in the cycling thread as my MTB has turned into Hybrid just by stripping it of the knobblies and going for the road tyres.
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You will find that because you don't find you're pedalling against the resistance of the tyres that you can can change the rear sprocket selection to a road bike set. I run a 13 - 21 tooth cassette on my MTB wheel with slicks. Normal MTB cassettes would be 13 - 32 or similar
Plenty big enough range on a tripple front chain ring
Benefits of this are smaller gaps between the ratio's so instead of pedalling really hard and then pedalling like a maniac when you change up, its not quite such a big jump between the gears.
Easier to find a cadence that your legs like